Red Bull Formula 1 chief Laurent Mekies admitted that his team’s decision to build its own power units for 2026 is “as crazy as it gets”, but feels this is why it fits Red Bull’s DNA. Under Mekies’ predecessor Christian Horner, Red Bull went all-in on its own engine programme forContinue Reading
Toto Wolff revealed he would “vacate the spot immediately” as Mercedes Formula 1 boss should the ideal successor arise. Wolff has run the Silver Arrows since 2013, during which time he has led Mercedes to a record-breaking eight consecutive constructors’ titles, plus seven drivers’ crowns.But the introduction of ground-effect cars inContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Italian Grand Prix’s opening practice session of the weekend, leading Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.169s in the timesheets.Hamilton fired in a 1m20.117s in the final five minutes of the session to overturn Leclerc’s line-leading time, as the Monegasque had foundContinue Reading
McLaren is bullish it can prevent a repeat of Lando Norris’ reliability issues in last week’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, and explained what is happening with the Briton’s power unit pool.Norris’ McLaren MCL39 started developing problems with seven laps to go at Zandvoort and the title protagonist soon groundContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton says he would be happy to provide Ferrari stablemate Charles Leclerc with a slipstream in Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix qualifying.Leclerc and Hamilton are set for their biggest weekend of the year as winless Ferrari is under pressure to perform in front of its adoring tifosi at theContinue Reading
Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the calendar until 2035 after signing a fresh four-year contract extension with commercial rightsholder FOM.The agreement is the second contract extension for Monaco in less than 12 months after organiser Automobile Club of Monaco had already hammered out a deal with F1Continue Reading
Wherever Lewis Hamilton qualifies on his maiden appearance for Ferrari before its home fans at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, he will start at least five places further back.He incurred the penalty during the run-up to last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, failing to slow down sufficiently forContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams have detailed their low-drag aerodynamic set-ups for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, in line with the traditional approach to the high-speed Monza circuit.Every year, teams tend to produce bespoke rear wing options to satisfy the straightline speed requirements needed to be competitive at the ‘Temple of Speed’Continue Reading
Williams lodging a right of review against Carlos Sainz’s penalty at the Dutch Grand Prix shows more unease over the Formula 1 racing rules, which vindicated Liam Lawson’s driving in the clash.Lawson and Sainz collided on lap 27 at Zandvoort when Sainz attempted to overtake the Racing Bulls driver around theContinue Reading
One does not often see proven professional racers stepping back to junior formulae, yet that’s exactly what Colton Herta is doing for 2026.Having signed with the Cadillac Formula 1 team as a test and development driver, Herta is in contention for a full-time drive in 2027. F1 has been hisContinue Reading